Reviews recent and current research and development projects in the United Kingdom dealing with online information systems. Main areas of research (systems design, impact on user behavior and organizational structure, ergonomics and bibliographic factors) and research techniques (features analysis, transaction log analysis, surveys and comparative…

Describes the design and operation of a prototype online catalog; reviews research which evaluated the system in terms of types of searches and success rates; and offers suggestions for enhancing subject access, including automatic stemming, synonym tables and cross-reference lists, and relevance feedback mechanisms. (CLB)

Examines the curriculum at the Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (Canada) to show that training for library technicians is primarily skills based. Discusses factors influencing change in Ontario programs; programs in other parts of Canada, United States, and Australia; comparison with graduate programs; and unresolved issues…

Reviews developments in the making of a reference librarian (library school courses and teaching methods, continuing education, inservice training), and views promulgated about such developments, from the 1880s through 1981. Coverage is limited to United States and Canada, emphasizing education for reference work in conventional libraries. A…

Reviews the process through which the University of Guelph Library moved from offline to online catalog access; discusses the impact of information technology on the role of the academic library as an information resource center for an electronic educational network; and discusses the goals of this library, given that role. (CLB)